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Alitalia's Natalie Banes and Maria Kambourelli (4th and 5th from left) presented two return tickets for Italy to the lucky winner (center).

SkyTeam Holds Special Event for Corporate Secretaries

Nearly 400 corporate secretaries from some of the capital's major businesses attended the recent SkyTeam evening reception and fashion show held at one of the Attica area's most deluxe hotels. During the gala affair, alliance members held a draw for a total of 20 airline tickets...

Posted On 01 Aug 2005

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SkyTeam Alliance member KLM Royal Dutch Airlines's country manager for Greece, Panagis Vassilatos, greets guests from the cockpit of

Skyteam Introduces New Alliance Members

Skyteam is to introduce a new class of membership in order to cater for carriers whose international ambitions are more restricted. At a press conference in Amsterdam called to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the alliance, Air Europa of Spain; Copa Airlines of Panama; Kenya...

Posted On 01 Jul 2005

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Lufthansa

Lufthansa Buys Out Swiss

The supervisory board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and the board of directors of Swiss International Air Lines AG late last month approved the business model jointly developed by both companies for the takeover and integration of Swiss into the Lufthansa Group.

Posted On 01 Apr 2005

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Global Tourism Megatrends

Global megatrends that are about to revolution-ize the tourism industry at the dawn of the third millennium were released recently by the director of Tourism Control Intelligence (France and USA), Michael Nowlis. Of the many tendencies foreseen are that the cruise industry will...

Posted On 01 Nov 2004

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Representatives in Athens of the new nine-member SkyTeam global alliance: Claude Maire, Air France; Francesco Scandale, Alitalia; Boris Kopecny, CSA Czech Airlines; Panagis Vassilatos, KLM and Northwest; Zoe Skreki, Continental and behind her Thanasis Cavdas, Korean Air; Dimitris Karagioules, Delta; and Dinos Frantzeskakis, Aeromexico.

SkyTeam Alliance Welcomes New Members

Airline alliance SkyTeam solidified its position last month as one of the world's fastest growing airline alliances with the acceptance of Continental Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Northwest Airlines as full members. The alliance's governing board also announced that...

Posted On 01 Oct 2004

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Roland Weil, regional director of sales for Delta Air Lines, during the dinner held for corporate accounts. The addition of three new SkyTeam members later this year will place the alliance on the top of the list concerning total scheduled air traffic.

SkyTeam Hosts Corporate Accounts in Athens and Travel Agents in Thessaloniki

SkyTeam airline representatives here in Greece arranged two workshops last month - one for major corporate accounts within the Athens area and one for up-market travel agents in Thessaloniki. During both events, representatives of the member airlines explained the many advantages...

Posted On 01 Jul 2004

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Travel Association Wins Commision Case

The Greek Union of Air Travel Agencies (PETAGA) succeeded in winning a court case recently whereby travel agents are entitled to a minimum 7 percent commission on airline tickets sold.

Posted On 01 Apr 2004

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The new combination will become the largest airline in Europe in terms of revenue and rank third behind American Airlines and United Airlines in passenger traffic.

Air France-KLM Merger Approved

Competition commissons in both the European Union and America last month approved the proposed merger between Air France and Holland's KLM airlines. With this approval of the carrier's de facto takeover by Air France, KLM's life as an independent airline comes to an end.

Posted On 01 Mar 2004

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The SkyTeam workshop proved to be one of the most popular local travel events of 2003.

SkyTeam Workshop Entices Top Travel Agencies

More than a hundred of Greece's top travel agents arrived last month at the rooftop restaurant and bar area of the Hilton Athens to take part in a workshop organized by SkyTeam airline representatives here in Greece -- Aeromexico, Air France, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta...

Posted On 01 Jan 2004

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HATTA Wins Ruling on Commission Fees

Greece's Competition Commission fined Greece's two biggest airlines, Olympic and Aegean, a total of 210,000 euros for complicity in reducing the commission paid to travel agents, from 9.25 percent to 6.94 percent, on tickets for domestic flights.

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Air France-KLM Deal Just the Beginning

Air France's planned takeover of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which would create Europe's largest airline, may just be the beginning of a trend as airline carriers look to ways to cooperate and cut costs after two years of extensive losses.

Posted On 01 Nov 2003

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Korean Air To Purchase 17 New Aircraft

Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus and Boeing respectively to purchase a total of 17 aircraft. The deal includes eight A380s from Airbus, and seven B777s, and two B747-400ERFs from Boeing.

Posted On 01 Jul 2003

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Concorde Jets Pushed Into Retirement

Concorde, the needle-nosed aircraft for the super-rich and super-rushed, is retiring after a quarter-century of service, its British and French operators announced last month. "Never has such a beautiful object been designed and built by man," Air France president Jean-Cyril...

Posted On 01 May 2003

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SkyTeam Alliance Expands through Associate Membership

Executives from the airline alliance SkyTeam, met in London recently where they announced plans to introduce an associate airline program that will expand customer benefits to additional regions of the world. The plan calls for opening associate SkyTeam membership to carriers...

Posted On 01 Mar 2003

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Stephanos Taioglou, sales manager for Discover the World Marketing, the GSA in Greece for Aeromexico and CSA Czech Airlines, and Iro Passas, sales representative for Delta Airlines in Greece, take a moment during SkyTeam's lightning promotion tours to pose with Elias Sofantzis, manager of Athens-based Altair Travel, and his staff.

Around The World With SkyTeam

Some 18 sales representatives from local SkyTeam offices - Air France, Aeromexico, Alitalia, CSA Czech Airlines, Delta and Korean Air - called on 75 travel agencies in Athens and Thessaloniki during a recent short 3-week period. They presented the four new "Around the World Tour"...

Posted On 01 Jan 2002

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Thomas Liakounakos, chairman of Axon Airlines and Axon Holdings, presented airline's five new jets this past summer just prior to the terrorism attack in the U.S. that overturned so many optimistic investment plans.

Axon Airlines Grounded

Axon Airlines, which was bidding to buy national carrier Olympic Airways, announced the suspension of operations on November 30, citing an industry downturn and rising losses in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United States.

Posted On 01 Jan 2002

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Smaller Airlines Preferred By Travelers

It looks like the average flyer believes that the smaller airlines are safer than the big named companies. September's passenger load factor figures were down for Greece's largest airline, state-owned Olympic Airways, as well as major international carriers out of Athens, but...

Posted On 01 Nov 2001

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SkyTeam Alliance

Alitalia Joins SkyTeam Alliance

One of the last big independent names in air travel, Alitalia, signed an agreement recently with the global alliance SkyTeam. Members include Air France, Delta Airlines, Korean Airlines, Aeromexico and CSA Czech Airlines. CSA's international hub in Prague strengthens Skyteam's...

Posted On 01 Oct 2001

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European Airlines Create Online Travel Portal

Nine of Europe's leading airlines recently unveiled plans to move into the online travel market with the launch this year of a new online travel service, that sells flights and other travel products direct to the consumer.

Posted On 01 Sep 2001

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Greece’s SkyTeam Leaders Inform Travel Trade

SkyTeam, the global airline alliance founded by Aeromexico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, as well as its newest member, CSA Czech Airlines, held a major bash at the Astir Place last month to inform the Greek travel trade on the many customer benefits available...

Posted On 01 Jul 2001

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